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Dictionary of
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Origin of the Surname MURGATROYD,
MURGITROYDE.
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MURGATROYD, MURGITROYDE.
A local name meaning "of Mergret's royd," i.e. Margaret's clearing; v.
Royd.
So we read of Tom-rode, Wilimot-rode, Smyth-rode (Whitaker's Craven, p.
199). This surname has ramified strongly in Yorkshire, the county of its
birth. Gilbert and Sullivan have immortalized the name, if it needed
immortalizing; but it was a strong flight of fancy to place it so far from its
true home.
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
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B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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